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Vex

Verb / veks / Another word for vex — explore alternatives below. For syllable breakdowns and pronunciation, see this word on Syllablesworld.

Definition

To irritate, annoy, or provoke

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Example sentences

  1. The sound of the mosquito buzzing around my ear vexes me.
  2. Don't let your little sister's teasing vex you.
  3. The rude customer's behavior started to vex the waiter.
  4. The constant interruptions while I'm working vex me to no end.
  5. His stubbornness and refusal to listen vexed his friends.

Quotes

  • Vexed I am // Of late with passions of some difference. - William Shakespeare
  • I was vexed to find you so fluent. - Jane Austen
  • It vexes me when they would constrain science by the authority of the Scriptures. - Galileo Galilei

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